Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 9:03 PM AKST (06:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 76 km E of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-01 06:03:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.345° N, 143.747° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.176 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.677 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.7148 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.655 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.9141 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.578 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.7122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.5121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1021 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.577 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.5108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.656 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.656 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.755 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 993 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.531 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.0130 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 983 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.076 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.695 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.5129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.1112 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.0104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.8172 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.675 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.9111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.5122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.7135 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.6127 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.9155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023fe4mlbb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.